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COMPLETE MASTERNODE GUIDE (WINDOWS LOCAL + LINUX REMOTE @VULTR)

Light said:
I am trying to setup testnet masternodes using Vultr (based on weirddog's guide) but stuck in changing the root password. Anyone is using Vultr at the moment? Help would be appreciated.
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Your initial password is in the web manager like the guide says. Not sure how you are running into difficulties. What error are you getting when you try to change your password?
 
Light said:
I am trying to setup testnet masternodes using Vultr (based on weirddog's guide) but stuck in changing the root password. Anyone is using Vultr at the moment? Help would be appreciated.
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well
once you are with root user just type : passwd
And put two time your new password.
You don't need the old password.

Did you get an error or something?
 
Where do I go from here?

I clicked 'e' to add the passwd but didn't work. I guess this part has to be spoon fed :oops:

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Light said:
Where do I go from here?

I clicked 'e' to add the passwd but didn't work. I guess this part has to be spoon fed :oops:

b9q1YFd.png
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Hit c for command line and do passwd root. How did you manage to get to grub in the first place? What image did you choose to have installed and did you do anything after the VPS was setup in terms of keying, etc?
 
This what what I did:

Clicked "View Console" (then above window opens), clicked 'c' for "grub>" command line, I typed passwd root and it says: "error: can't find commans 'passwd'. What is the exact command?

"password root" says "two arguments expected"
 
Light said:
This what what I did:

Clicked "View Console" (then above window opens), clicked 'c' for "grub>" command line, I typed passwd root and it says: "error: can't find commans 'passwd'. What is the exact command?

"password root" says "two arguments expected"
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"passwd root"

Now that I think about it, that's probably for the grub command line (been awhile). You could also try going under advanced where there should be an option to get to the terminal. Quite frankly, I'm surprised you were prompted to grub. You should be able to hit enter on ubuntu to login.
 
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Hello, regarding masternode creation process+ this thread:
planetcrypton*com / crypto-coin-computer-setups

I might overlooked one information, when I will create masternode, and using "cold wallet". This cold wallet will be located in different PC/server, but there will be need to run this PC 24/7 ? So both masternode and cold wallet PC needs to run at the same time ?
 
@ darktemplar : no.
Read first few posts in this thread. These instructions are valid even for latest version of darkcoin binaries.
And you have all the answers there.
 
I'm having issues with my MN setup. Have not been receiving payouts.

XdHn5eQiHMp2FzMviyxW2kqhFrg2SgDVWH
103.25.203.25:9999

darkcoin@Ubuntu1404-64bit:~$ cat .darkcoin/darkcoin.conf
rpcuser=xxx
rpcpassword=xxx
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=1
server=1
daemon=1
logtimestamps=1
maxconnections=256
masternode=1
masternodeprivkey=xxx
addnode=23.23.186.131​

Local darkcoin.conf

rpcuser=xxx
rpcpassword=xxx
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
listen=0
server=1
daemon=1
logtimestamps=1
addnode=23.23.186.131
masternode=1
masternodeprivkey=xxx
masternodeaddr=103.25.203.25:9999​

Grep logs

darkcoin@Ubuntu1404-64bit:~$ grep HotCold .darkcoin/debug.log
2014-11-25 15:13:57 CActiveMasternode::EnableHotColdMasterNode() - Enabled! You may shut down the cold daemon.
2014-11-25 15:14:46 CActiveMasternode::EnableHotColdMasterNode() - Enabled! You may shut down the cold daemon.
darkcoin@Ubuntu1404-64bit:~$ darkcoind masternode list | grep 103.25.203.25
"103.25.203.25:9999" : 1,​

darkcoin@Ubuntu1404-64bit:~$ tail -50 ~/.darkcoin/debug.log
2014-11-26 00:18:02 send last getblocks for 00000000000a4bea4d60fb6934900977c679de3f582a08b867ccd0bddeadac64 peer=247
2014-11-26 00:18:02 getblocks -1 to 0 limit 500 peer=247
2014-11-26 00:18:03 AcceptToMemoryPool: 188.226.228.88:9999 /Satoshi:0.10.16.16/ : accepted 8542de4f407351db4f2c0c1ec2d2ae910812ca3492807bd88fbee635c4a176e0 (poolsz 1)
2014-11-26 00:18:07 send last getblocks for 0000000000070d208af90866c8d38dbd73172bfa89741fbd235613851ddcc71a peer=6
2014-11-26 00:18:09 getblocks 175815 to 00000000000a4bea4d60fb6934900977c679de3f582a08b867ccd0bddeadac64 limit 500 peer=89
2014-11-26 00:18:09 getblocks stopping at 175816 00000000000a4bea4d60fb6934900977c679de3f582a08b867ccd0bddeadac64
2014-11-26 00:18:10 getblocks 175816 to 0 limit 500 peer=6
2014-11-26 00:18:16 dsee - Got NEW masternode entry 69.90.186.13:9999
2014-11-26 00:18:16 dsee - Accepted masternode entry -1 -1
2014-11-26 00:18:23 maxconnections check 248
2014-11-26 00:18:23 accepted connection 109.201.154.142:53607
2014-11-26 00:18:23 partner 109.201.154.142:53607 using obsolete version 70038; disconnecting
2014-11-26 00:18:23 ProcessMessage(version, 133 bytes) FAILED
2014-11-26 00:18:23 disconnecting node 109.201.154.142:53607
2014-11-26 00:18:27 Added 1 addresses from 198.23.202.79: 83 tried, 8923 new
2014-11-26 00:18:53 CDarkSendPool::UpdateState() == 3 | 3
2014-11-26 00:19:14 maxconnections check 248
2014-11-26 00:19:14 accepted connection 86.18.11.201:56271
2014-11-26 00:19:14 partner 86.18.11.201:56271 using obsolete version 70038; disconnecting
2014-11-26 00:19:14 ProcessMessage(version, 104 bytes) FAILED
2014-11-26 00:19:14 disconnecting node 86.18.11.201:56271
2014-11-26 00:19:44 CActiveMasternode::RegisterAsMasterNode() - Masternode input = CTxIn(COutPoint(e0c68e010ee0b3465750d922462b9939396be0f46c3b470aef5bd98e4cc56f5a, 1), scriptSig=)
2014-11-26 00:20:05 AcceptToMemoryPool: 104.153.209.112:9999 /Satoshi:0.10.16.16/ : accepted 22d9e4d8342da6f146acb89f96dafaa4021df70bcc01d6085cfeb865f136c11e (poolsz 2)
2014-11-26 00:20:53 CDarkSendPool::UpdateState() == 3 | 3
2014-11-26 00:21:01 AcceptToMemoryPool: 198.27.67.137:41159 /Satoshi:0.10.16.15/ : accepted 5205b4aa716bd98cca90644339a323d31feb21cd167c8488f0c1d929d59e11c4 (poolsz 3)
2014-11-26 00:21:26 mnw - winning vote CTxIn(COutPoint(cee0dec320c6f9cc8ebce06befa54752f969a39cb75a290627bbbcd7c34366a0, 0), scriptSig=) Height 175827 bestHeight 175816
2014-11-26 00:21:26 ProcessSyncCheckpoint: sync-checkpoint at 00000000001491dfd7daebed8d20aa28f82e4a880fe99dbc6e2506192e03392a
2014-11-26 00:21:27 received block 0000000000018752cbf0624386a06e546acaa178b084c58b555f21aef7cd1b25 peer=4
2014-11-26 00:21:27 Committing 1225 changed transactions to coin database...
2014-11-26 00:21:27 SetBestChain: new best=0000000000018752cbf0624386a06e546acaa178b084c58b555f21aef7cd1b25 height=175817 log2_work=60.524249 tx=672042 date=2014-11-26 00:19:37 progress=0.999998
2014-11-26 00:21:27 send last getblocks for 0000000000018752cbf0624386a06e546acaa178b084c58b555f21aef7cd1b25 peer=247
2014-11-26 00:21:27 send last getblocks for 0000000000018752cbf0624386a06e546acaa178b084c58b555f21aef7cd1b25 peer=17
2014-11-26 00:21:27 send last getblocks for 0000000000018752cbf0624386a06e546acaa178b084c58b555f21aef7cd1b25 peer=12
2014-11-26 00:21:27 getblocks -1 to 0 limit 500 peer=17
2014-11-26 00:21:28 getblocks -1 to 0 limit 500 peer=12
2014-11-26 00:21:28 send last getblocks for 0000000000018752cbf0624386a06e546acaa178b084c58b555f21aef7cd1b25 peer=50
2014-11-26 00:21:29 getblocks -1 to 0 limit 500 peer=50
2014-11-26 00:21:47 mnw - winning vote CTxIn(COutPoint(8e5a0bbfc8d92fce3b646d25d1a0c92a82fac0278a70e9d6dcaddfe98b510359, 0), scriptSig=) Height 175828 bestHeight 175817
2014-11-26 00:21:47 received block 00000000000a5b2036a0216d18c3c3c083a638134a386484cd1c4897ce1184a6 peer=9
2014-11-26 00:21:48 Committing 1221 changed transactions to coin database...
2014-11-26 00:21:48 SetBestChain: new best=00000000000a5b2036a0216d18c3c3c083a638134a386484cd1c4897ce1184a6 height=175818 log2_work=60.524263 tx=672045 date=2014-11-26 00:21:27 progress=1.000000
2014-11-26 00:21:48 ProcessSyncCheckpoint: sync-checkpoint at 00000000000be1769fa8bd66e793fe811ee2c2213885ad135a300184e7fe318e
2014-11-26 00:21:48 send last getblocks for 00000000000a5b2036a0216d18c3c3c083a638134a386484cd1c4897ce1184a6 peer=7
2014-11-26 00:21:48 getblocks -1 to 0 limit 500 peer=7
2014-11-26 00:22:02 AcceptToMemoryPool: 178.62.248.99:9999 /Satoshi:0.10.16.16/ : accepted 41e5c3d357734485ca2c7beb2c09de6d09edee04a565224519537c6e5aaf4c1d (poolsz 1)
2014-11-26 00:22:49 Added 1 addresses from 188.226.228.88: 83 tried, 8923 new
2014-11-26 00:22:53 CDarkSendPool::UpdateState() == 3 | 3
2014-11-26 00:23:18 AcceptToMemoryPool: 198.27.67.137:41159 /Satoshi:0.10.16.15/ : accepted 7d32e4580d017bc035e960ffde0ca1a82ca5c88f5108fc9aaea685025571ab07 (poolsz 2)
2014-11-26 00:23:19 received getdata for: tx 7d32e4580d017bc035e960ffde0ca1a82ca5c88f5108fc9aaea685025571ab07 peer=17
2014-11-26 00:23:23 received getdata for: tx 7d32e4580d017bc035e960ffde0ca1a82ca5c88f5108fc9aaea685025571ab07 peer=89
 
BolehVPN said:
I'm having issues with my MN setup. Have not been receiving payouts.

XdHn5eQiHMp2FzMviyxW2kqhFrg2SgDVWH
103.25.203.25:9999
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Still hasn't been enough time to worry. You started on the 23rd, there is 1218 masternodes and in an ideal world, 576 blocks found every day (2.5 minutes). So every masternode should get paid on average, every 1218/576 days (2.11). I would imagine you should be inline shortly. Further, how many confirmations do you have on the initial 1000 transfer. You need the number of masternodes in blocks give or take to be eligible into the list iirc (I believe that check was made in the recent versions). So if there are 1218 masternodes at the time you started yours, 1218 confirmations have had to happen before you are on the list for round robin.
 
Thanks Propulsion and oblox for the help.

The initial payment has 1389 confirmations. 'm not sure if this is the case since I've seen many other nodes come online later than me and still be ok. The reason I ask is that I did it this way. I bought my darkcoins from an exchange and transferred it to the first 0 address that I created using my wallet. However the exchange transferred 999.999 coins only and as such I was advised to not reuse that address again.

So what I did was rename the first 0 address's label, went to the local wallet console and generated a new 0 address which then appeared as 0. Within the wallet I then transferred the 1000 coins into the new 0 address in one transaction. Within my wallet it just shows 0.00 cause from the wallet's perspective it was an internal transfer so not credit. However I can see that the address now holds 1000 coins in one transaction which you can verify as well. I did wait for the requisite 15 confirmations before making the node (it wouldn't allow me otherwise anyway).

I was told that this shouldn't be an issue but just wondering if this might affect things.

How long would I need to wait till I realize that something is really wrong?
 
BolehVPN said:
Thanks Propulsion and oblox for the help.

The initial payment has 1389 confirmations. 'm not sure if this is the case since I've seen many other nodes come online later than me and still be ok. The reason I ask is that I did it this way. I bought my darkcoins from an exchange and transferred it to the first 0 address that I created using my wallet. However the exchange transferred 999.999 coins only and as such I was advised to not reuse that address again.

So what I did was rename the first 0 address's label, went to the local wallet console and generated a new 0 address which then appeared as 0. Within the wallet I then transferred the 1000 coins into the new 0 address in one transaction. Within my wallet it just shows 0.00 cause from the wallet's perspective it was an internal transfer so not credit. However I can see that the address now holds 1000 coins in one transaction which you can verify as well. I did wait for the requisite 15 confirmations before making the node (it wouldn't allow me otherwise anyway).

I was told that this shouldn't be an issue but just wondering if this might affect things.

How long would I need to wait till I realize that something is really wrong?
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Your MN ip address is showing active with '1'. As long as it remains at '1' you'll be fine. Nothing looks wrong at all, sometimes it just takes some time to receive a payment.
 
BolehVPN said:
Thanks Propulsion and oblox for the help.

The initial payment has 1389 confirmations. 'm not sure if this is the case since I've seen many other nodes come online later than me and still be ok. The reason I ask is that I did it this way. I bought my darkcoins from an exchange and transferred it to the first 0 address that I created using my wallet. However the exchange transferred 999.999 coins only and as such I was advised to not reuse that address again.

So what I did was rename the first 0 address's label, went to the local wallet console and generated a new 0 address which then appeared as 0. Within the wallet I then transferred the 1000 coins into the new 0 address in one transaction. Within my wallet it just shows 0.00 cause from the wallet's perspective it was an internal transfer so not credit. However I can see that the address now holds 1000 coins in one transaction which you can verify as well. I did wait for the requisite 15 confirmations before making the node (it wouldn't allow me otherwise anyway).

I was told that this shouldn't be an issue but just wondering if this might affect things.

How long would I need to wait till I realize that something is really wrong?
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You should be fine. Just so you know, the label no longer is required to be 0 for it to work. I would say since you had it setup on the 23rd, if you don't receive payment in the next 12 hours, something is wrong. As propulsion said, if you are showing a 1 and your ip address is on the list, then you are on the list for getting paid.
 
Cool I'll wait for another 1-2 days then :D *fingers crossed*

First time doing this obviously so kinda worried that I did it wrong.
 
BolehVPN said:
Cool I'll wait for another 1-2 days then :D *fingers crossed*

First time doing this obviously so kinda worried that I did it wrong.
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Your setup and network presence looks good. Just be patient for the next few days.

Once you get your first payment, subsequent payments will be fairly predictable (within a half day or so.).

In the meantime, don't fret about it.
 
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